Theater
Snohomish County
“Mary Poppins”: Village Theatre brings its production of the musical to Everett Jan. 9 to Feb. 8, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave, Everett. Performances are 7:30 p.m Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Ticket information is available at 425-257-8600 or online at www.villagetheatre.org/everett/Mary-Poppins. Based on the timeless books of P.L. Travers and with beloved songs from the Oscar-winning Disney film, this stage musical tells the inspirational tale of the amazing flying nanny who’s practically perfect in every way. The songs include “Spoonful of Sugar,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Jolly Holiday.”
Seattle
“A Christmas Story: The Musical”: The 5th Avenue Theatre presents the musical through Dec. 31. After premiering at the 5th in 2010, this hit went to Broadway and toured nationally. The show stars real-life husband and wife Dane Stokinger and Jessica Skerritt as The Old Man and Mother, alongside Mark Jeffrey James Weber as Ralphie and Everett’s own Brandon Oke as Randy. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 1:30 and 7 p.m. Sundays at the theater, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. For tickets, starting at $29, go to www.5thavenue.org or call 206-625-1900.
“A Christmas Carol”: A Contemporary Theatre’s 39th production of the Dickens classic runs through Dec. 28 at the ACT-Allen Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets range in price. Group discounts available. Go to www.acttheatre.org or call 206-292-7676.
“All the Way” and “The Great Society”: Seattle Repertory Theatre presents Seattle playwright Robert Schenkkan’s Tony award-winning play “All the Way,” a dramatization of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s first year in office, through Jan. 4 in the Bagley Wright Theatre at the Seattle Center. Tickets are available now through the Seattle Rep Box Office at 206-443-2222 as well as online at www.seattlerep.org.
Opera
Puccini’s “Tosca”: Seattle Opera presents the story of the fiery prima donna who struggles to free her true love from the clutches of a wicked police chief, Jan. 10 through 24 in McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle Center. For tickets, call 206-389-7676 or 800-426-1619. More information is at www.seattleopera.org. A free preview is offered at noon Jan. 5, Freeland Library, 5495 South Harbor Ave.; 2 p.m. Jan. 5, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St.; Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park; 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Edmonds Library, 650 Main St.
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